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Written by Carol Braddick

Invitation to Participate in UK Survey on Selection of Executive Coaches

Executive coaches with the following background are invited to join a timely survey on selection of executive coaches in the UK: -experienced in executive coaching at senior levels -spend at least 1/3 of your working time coaching individuals at senior levels -based, or work mainly in, the UK -work at senior levels in large ... Read More

Discussion: Selecting Coaches for a Global Organization

Let's say you are working in a large global company and want to run a coach selection process to add to your pool of coaches around the world. And you've hired (increasingly common, btw) an external consultant to assist you in designing and running this process. You and the ... Read More

What’s Your Relationship with Human Resources?

Enter the HR Business Partner. (HR BP) Corporate HR has designed a process for engaging external coaches, which includes a role for local HR BP's. Their role is to support engagements by: assisting the coachee and coachee's manager with the decision to work with a coach; giving input to ... Read More

Your Client is Up for Promotion

Here is the scenario: You have met your coachee's boss as part of the initial diagnostic phase of the coaching engagement. You see her/him around when you are on site, and check in with her/him as agreed in the work plan for the engagement. During these conversations, ... Read More

So Many Coaches, So Little Time!

The client you're working with may have had previous coaches, or work with other coaches at the same time as working with you, or – surprise – during your work together another coach appears on the scene. Here's a real example: Executive A begins to work with a specialist on presentation ... Read More